GateHouse Media launches Campaign 2014 coverage, website

GateHouse Media has launched a new initiative to bring comprehensive news of this year's state political campaign to readers across Eastern Massachusetts.

GateHouse Media has launched a new initiative to bring comprehensive news of this year’s state political campaign to readers across Eastern Massachusetts.

The company has created a new website, MassPoliticalNews.com, to bring together campaign coverage from more than 100 daily and weekly newspapers. The site features news coverage of races from state Legislature to the governor’s office, a campaign blog and opinions from columnists, candidates and readers. A team of reporters and editors from across the company will provide special reports on key events and issues.

“MassPoliticalNews.com is intended to be a destination site for political insiders and voters alike,” said Rick Holmes, who has been named Massachusetts Political Editor and is leading the effort. A veteran journalist and commentator, Holmes will continue to serve as opinion editor for the MetroWest Daily News and Milford Daily News. His weekly columns on the campaign will appear in most daily and weekly GateHouse publications.

“The promise of a robust political season provides us the perfect opportunity to showcase what we as a company do best: Provide our readers and advertisers with comprehensive local and regional coverage and custom advertising and marketing solutions,” Sean Burke, president of GateHouse Media New England, said in announcing the project.

The MPN initiative will have a social media component as well, with journalists posting to Facebook and sharing their observations on Twitter @MassPoliNews.

MassPoliticalNews.com is being launched just in time to provide extensive coverage of the state Democratic Convention this weekend in Worcester. The company is also sponsoring a series of candidate debates this summer, in association with the Martin Institute at Stonehill College.